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    NITRITE BACTERIUM

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Any of the nitrobacteria that oxidize ammonia into nitritesplay

    Synonyms:

    nitrite bacterium; nitrous bacterium

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("nitrite bacterium" is a kind of...):

    nitrobacterium (any of the bacteria in the soil that take part in the nitrogen cycle; they oxidize ammonium compounds into nitrites or oxidize nitrites into nitrates)

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